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Tag Archives: dm
Puzzles and Traps in Roleplaying Games
After a week off, I’m back with some good old-fashioned Dungeon Master advice: I’m a newer DM and I’ve really enjoyed your blog over the last few months as, along with other blogs I follow, you have given plenty of … Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, General Roleplaying
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Tagged d20, dm, dnd, dungeon master advice, dungeons & dragons, indiana jones, puzzle traps, puzzles, riddles, roleplaying, rpg, traps
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Dungeon Master and Apprentice: Passing on the Craft, Part III
This Tuesday I bring you the final piece on the basics of being a Dungeon Master: effectively utilizing Player Input. How do you teach someone to DM who has a completely different style from you? I am an off-the-cuff DM; … Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, General Roleplaying, Player Advice
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Tagged character development, dm, dm advice, dm basics, dnd, dungeon master, dungeons & dragons, learning to dm, npc, player character
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Dungeon Master and Apprentice: Passing on the Craft, Part II
Today I bring you Part II on the basics of being a Dungeon Master, and how we can teach these essential skills to new DMs. The third and final part will be out next Tuesday: How do you teach someone to … Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, General Roleplaying, Player Advice
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Tagged character development, dm, dm advice, dm basics, dnd, dungeon master, dungeons & dragons, learning to dm, npc, player character
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Dungeon Master and Apprentice: Passing on the Craft, Part I
This week we take a closer look at the basics of being a Dungeon Master, and how we can teach these essential skills to new DMs. At first I was naive enough to think I could answer this question in … Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, General Roleplaying, Player Advice
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Tagged dm, dm advice, dm basics, dnd, dungeon master, dungeons & dragons, learning to dm
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Like a Virgin
Once again, I’m writing a bonus blog, not because I have questions to spare (because I don’t, so give me more), but because I think this is an important question, and don’t feel like waiting to write a response: Hey … Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Geek Culture, General Roleplaying, Player Advice, Star Wars
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Tagged backstory, dm, dnd, dungeon master, dungeons & dragons, player advice, roleplaying, rpg, star wars
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I, God
This week we take a closer look at a recurring theme (Also, give us more questions): I’m currently GMing a Play-by-Post game, and in a situation where according to my plans a certain NPC should be assassinated, one of the … Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Geek Culture, General Roleplaying
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Tagged advice, dm, dnd, dungeon master, dungeons & dragons, god, npc
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A Few of My Favorite Things…
This week in Ask the Dungeon Master, we look more closely at me. Because I’m awesome: Who are your favorite authors & what are your favorite books? How have you mined those books for game ideas? Every DM needs a little help … Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Film, Geek Culture, General Roleplaying, Literature, Television
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Tagged advice, campaign ideas, conan, d&d, dm, dnd, dungeon master, dungeons & dragons, sci-fi, star trek, star wars, tolkien
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Space Orcs and Ninja Gnomes
This week we get back to some more Roleplaying fun time: Sometimes when I am preparing a campaign for a game one of my players will pitch a character at me that doesn’t fit in game or at least I … Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Geek Culture, General Roleplaying, Uncategorized
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Tagged advice, campaign, character creation, d&d, dm, dnd, dungeon master, dungeons & dragons, pc, player character
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Those Blundering PCs: Keeping your NPCs alive
For this week’s bonus blog, B. Lynn asks: How do you reveal in game NPCs that the players should NOT mess with? This is certainly an important topic, and one that can be handled in a variety of different ways, … Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Geek Culture, General Roleplaying
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Tagged advice, dm, dnd, dungeon master, dungeons & dragons, dungeons and dragons, npc, roleplaying, rpg, villain
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Combat & Tactics for Cheaters
This week we take a closer look at combat and tactics from the roleplaying side of things (as opposed to the technical rule side): Hi again, A thought came to mind recently and I thought I would submit this as … Continue reading →
Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, General Roleplaying, Player Advice
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Tagged combat, dm, dm advice, dnd, dungeon mastering, dungeons & dragons, dungeons and dragons, player advice, tactics
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